The rain didn't hold us back at Morven Park today, wonderful to see everyone and have a nice schooling with Jess and Cruiser, Emily Burnham and Pi, and my girls Roxy and Calypso in my CWD : Maryland & Central/Northwest Virginia with Laura Dubil Otten and Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock keeping me organized!!
The day at Bascule Farm LLC continued with 4 students getting back in the groove! Tana and Simco stayed very calm and steady, Emily Burnham and Pi had a solid test as always, Miranda Van Hemert-Hartsock and River improved confidence with no spoking and Caroline Steele and Chuck went out together for the first time!!
It was a BUSY day at Bascule for us on Sat! Lots of new things, Betsy took on the FEI 6yo test for the first time and got high praise from Aviva Nebesky for her "good brain" with a 71%! Rod put in a solid and very rideable 2nd level. Mac was surprisingly confident for our first show together! Rio and I are back for only are second show after a very long gap! Of course people brave the cold to support the whole crew, Susanne Hiegel, Lori Elizabeth Leonard, Abi Shires Madi Ross
Learning to ride in different ways is a huge challenge but Jess is growing so much learning to ride Cruiser and bring out his best performance!
Rascal was such a good boy! His progress on xc is finally taking hold and I can't wait to get out there now this spring! Laura Dubil Otten
Roxy and I have plenty to work on this winter in the sj ring but I am so proud of how much she has done this year and I hope to keep the momentum rolling!
Another novice under the belt for Emily Burnham and Pi, such amazing progress this year! All three phases are becoming so strong!
It was a challenging start to a very cold morning, Willie was not feeling himself after dressage so we decided to scratch his training level move up. Tana Baber set out to tackel her first training with Simco and after a good test the jump course prooved to be not friendly at all. Xc was a bit shaky but we learn so much more from mistakes that we do from success and they both made so much progress as a team this year, I am so proud!!
Calypso was so good coming back to competition, it's been a long summer trying to figure out what was bothering her but I am now winning back her confidence and I am so thrilled to have her going again completing ask 3 phases!!
Rascal is making so much progress, while it has been anything but linear he is improving so much. Sitting in 1st AGAIN had me convinced that he is well trained, XC continues to make him nervous but with a complete course I know he will get braver! Laura Dubil Otten
Roxy put in one of her best dressage tests and then began to jump beautifully. A little confusion over which jump she was supposed to see cause an abrupt exit which ended our day but I am still so thrilled with her progress!
Willie was fantastic on Sat it's so wonderful to have him feeling better again! A little hot for dressage but he jumped so well I forgot to jump the last fence in sj! Oh well can't be mad about a silly TE when he feels this good!
Welcome to Chapel View Farm! Minutes North of Leesburg, VA we're a professionally operated facility with Eventing and Dressage horses.
